Sr. Software Engineer, Fullstack

Ambient.ai; Redwood City (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Flexible time off

Latest tech and swag

Job summary

ambient.ai is seeking a Full Stack Engineer to create and scale core systems for its real-time AI security platform. This role involves working on software that transforms massive volumes of video data into actionable insights for enterprises.

Responsibilities include developing features with React and Python, maintaining APIs, optimizing performance, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Ideal candidates will have a BS in Computer Science and extensive experience with scalable web services.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience building scalable web services.
• Strong object-oriented programming experience.
• Experience with cloud operations (AWS, Google Cloud).
• Ability to write clean and maintainable code.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain full stack features using React, TypeScript, and Python.
• Create and maintain APIs and backend services.
• Optimize performance across the stack.
• Review code and mentor other engineers.

Skills

React

TypeScript

Python

Django

APIs (REST / GraphQL)

Relational databases (MySQL / Postgres)

Streaming pipelines

microservices architecture

Education

BS in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Redis

Kafka

RabbitMQ

ActiveMQ

Job description

About the role

We’re looking for a Full Stack Engineer to help build and scale the core systems that power Ambient.ai’s real-time AI security platform. In this role, you’ll work on software that ingests, processes, and interprets massive volumes of video and event data in real time – transforming raw signals into actionable intelligence for some of the world’s largest enterprises.

You can expect to regularly take on technically challenging problems in a fast-moving, collaborative environment and to see your work deployed in mission-critical customer environments.

What you’ll do

• Build and maintain full stack features using React, TypeScript and Python
• Partner with product and design to translate user needs into intuitive interfaces and high quality workflows
• Create and maintain APIs and backend services. This includes working with data flows between edge devices, cloud services and client applications
• Optimize performance across the stack with a focus on responsiveness, reliability and scalability
• Contribute to architectural decisions including data storage, caching, service boundaries and partitioning
• Review code, mentor other engineers and promote strong engineering practices
• Work with cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps tooling
• Participate in planning, design reviews and cross-team collaboration

What you’ll bring

• BS in Computer Science or equivalent field with a programming background
• At least 4+ years of experience building scalable and available web services
• Strong experience working with at least one of the Object-oriented Programming Languages, like Python, Django, and React.js, would be required
• Expertise in APIs (REST / GraphQL), general web backend design principles, relational databases (MySQL / Postgres), streaming pipelines, pub-sub systems, and indexing systems
• Write clean and maintainable code
• Design and implement complex systems including communication between several services (pub-sub paradigm, microservices architecture)
• Manage service reliability, including any cloud operations work (AWS, Google Cloud)
• Experience with Redis, Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, or similar tools/technologies will be highly preferred
• Experience building SaaS product offerings will be a huge advantage

Why join us

• We are creating an entirely new category within a 120+ billion-dollar physical security industry and looking for team members who are also passionate about our mission to prevent every security incident possible
• We have an impressive customer roster of F500 companies, including Adobe, SentinelOne, and TikTok
• Regular full-time employees receive stock options
• We offer flexible time off to rest and recharge, including Winter Break (time off between Christmas and New Year’s for most roles)
• The latest tech and awesome swag will be delivered to your door
• Enjoy a full range of opportunities to connect with your awesome co-workers

Ambient.ai is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Ambient does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition, family care status, military or veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws. Ambient is an E-Verify participant.